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Storm Surge

a concern to coastal residents

One major cause of hurricane damage
is storm surge. Storm surge is the rising of the sea level
due to the low pressure, high winds, and
high waves associated with a hurricane as it makes landfall.
The storm surge can cause significant flooding and cost people their
lives if they're caught unexpected.

Storm surge can be understood by looking at the video below.
The strong winds
blowing towards the shore help push water towards shore
on the right side of the
hurricane's direction of motion. This piling up contributes
to most of the coastal flooding.